Saturday, September 26, 2015

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1
Business Day

Hyundai Recalls 570,000 Sonatas and Accents

Hyundai is recalling nearly a half-million midsize cars in the United States to replace the engines because of a manufacturing problem that could cause them to fail.

Chips left in the engine.
Nasty and expensive but not dangerous.

2
World

Video: Chinese Leader Arrives at White House

President Obama welcomed President Xi Jinping of China to the White House on Friday for a state visit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/world/asia/xi-jinping-white-house.html

The South China Sea is not resolved.

3
U.S.

Video: Survivor Recounts Seattle Bus Crash

On Thursday, four students were killed in an accident involving a “duck boat” tour bus in Seattle. A survivor describes the events.

No new information.

4
Travel

Tours and Parks News: Wildlife Events in Saba, Diving in Bonaire

What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a new park in Patagonia and free admission at U.S. national parks on Saturday.

It is time to visit the Adirondacks.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

5
Your Money

I.R.S. Ruling Makes After-Tax Contributions More Attractive


6
Business Day

Major Changes Under Rhode Island Pension Overhaul

Benefits were reduced and workers’ contributions were increased to put the pension plan on a sound footing.

The bankers won this time. 

7
U.S.

Washington: Pasco Officers Are Cleared in Killing


Pasco should tighten its protocols on firearms use.

8
World

Video: China’s President Confident of Growth

President Xi Jinping of China said the country was capable of maintaining a medium to high growth rate in the future.

Confidence is a requirement for his office.

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Business Day

Education Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Growing Wider


The legislatures plan is succeeding.

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N.Y. / Region

Prosecutors Struggling to Keep Up With Cases of Violence From Rikers

Internal emails show that an overwhelmed Bronx district attorney’s office has begun to defer and even decline to prosecute some accused inmates.

It looks more at strategic fights by the inmates to restart the trial process and stay out of prison.

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N.Y. / Region

Bridge Turkish & Mediterranean Grill Offers Reasons to Take Your Time

The Highland Park, N.J., restaurant excels at traditional Middle Eastern appetizers, with a special emphasis on treats from the owner’s native Turkey.

A diner in a storefront.
Worth a visit.

12
Real Estate

Hell’s Kitchen: More Room, Less Noise

Guillermo Murga wanted to rent an apartment below Central Park.

Market rent for the closeted.

13
Health

New Drugs Prove More Effective in Treatment of Kidney Cancer, Studies Find

Studies of two drugs, showing that each works better than the standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer, should lead to changes in patient care, researchers said.

Progress.
No cure.

14
Food

St.-Joseph: The Next Best Wine in the Northern Rhône

These bottles convey the elemental aromas, flavors and emotions of appellations like Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage and Cornas, but in a more open, easier-going manner.

Can you have just one glass?


15
U.S.

Massachusetts: James Bulger’s Girlfriend Is Indicted in Refusal to Testify

Catherine Greig, 64, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of criminal contempt.

The prosecutors are harassing Catherine Greig.
The prosecutors appear to be "fishing".
The police should do their homework.

16
World

American Is Extradited to South Korea for Trial in 1997 Murder

Arthur John Patterson, 35, denied killing a 22-year-old South Korean college student, a crime that a friend of his had been convicted and then acquitted of.

"Mr. Jo, 22, was found dead on the restroom floor of a Burger King restaurant with multiple stab wounds to his neck."

The killer was not competent.

The Koreans got it right the first time.

17
N.Y. / Region

A Manhattan Prosecutor Is Convicted of Assaulting a Woman at a Bar


Drunk in public is a bad idea.

18
U.S.

California: Number of Starving Birds Rises

Malnourished seabirds have been appearing across the state in alarming numbers, some shrunken to little more than feather and bone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uria

Probably the hatch has failed in the wetlands because of high salt levels.

19
Business Day

Challenge in Nevada to Plans to Protect Sage Grouse

Two Nevada counties and some mining companies want a court to block new restrictions on mining, energy development and grazing that are meant to protect a declining bird species.

Businesses do not back off.
The court challenge should ultimately fail.

20
Opinion

How Surgery Can Fight Global Poverty

The United Nations has developed admirable goals to end global poverty and hunger, but they can’t succeed without expanding access to surgery.

An enthusiastic argument.
Surgical interventions are retail.
A surgeon works on one patient at a time.
Surgery is not under active development.
The resources are going into trauma.
Understanding physiology will have the best rewards. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiology


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